Konar

NATO authorities did not say which militant faction abducted Norgrove, but the Taliban is known to operate in Konar, which borders Pakistan.

Kidnapped British aid worker in Afghanistan killed in NATO rescue attempt Joshua Partlow 2010

They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan.

KIA KIA/BNR 2010

Spc. Ezra Dawson, 31, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Jan. 17 in Konar Province, Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter he was in made a hard landing under combat conditions.

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove | ATTACKERMAN 2009

Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, 19, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died March 7 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

KIA KIA/BNR 2010

SCHEUER: He's north of Jalalabad, north of Waziristan in an area called Konar and Nuristan.

CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2007 2007

The strike increased the already high tension between Karzai and NATO commanders, who came under scrutiny late last month because of another case in which Afghan officials alleged that dozens of civilians were killed in a U.S. military operation, also in Konar province.

Petraeus apologizes for NATO strike that reportedly killed nine Afghan children 2011

Fazlullah Wahidi, the governor of Konar, said the rockets were fired around 11 a.m.

Petraeus apologizes for NATO strike that reportedly killed nine Afghan children 2011

In Konar Province, one of the most affected, NATO forces have pulled back.

Attacks Continue on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border 2011

NATO officials said coalition forces launched the strike in response to a rocket attack on Forward Operating Base Blessing, in Konar's Darah-Ye Pech district.

Petraeus apologizes for NATO strike that reportedly killed nine Afghan children 2011

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top NATO commander here, issued an apology for an error that military officials attributed to faulty communication as an air weapons team responded to an attack on a NATO base Tuesday in Konar province.

Petraeus apologizes for NATO strike that reportedly killed nine Afghan children 2011